Contracts Specialist Job - (clearfield, utah) in Ogden, Utah For Sale
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Description:
With annual revenues in of nearly 4.5 billion, over 12,000 employees, and operations in about 20 states, Orbital ATK is a company on the move. Our mission is to ensure that our customers accomplish their mission - whether it's a technological breakthrough, a satellite launch, or protecting our nation. The company is the world's leading supplier of solid rocket motors, a leading provider of launch vehicles, satellites and other space systems, and the nation's largest manufacturer of ammunition.
Orbital ATK Flight Systems Group provides products and services that span the launch, missile systems and aerospace markets. We are a premier producer of solid rocket propulsion systems and specialty energetic products; a leading provider of small and medium class space launch vehicles for Civil, DoD and Commercial missions; a major supplier of interceptor boosters and target vehicles for missile defense; and a world class manufacturer of composite primary and secondary structures for commercial and military aircraft and launch vehicles.
Orbital ATK is currently seeking an experienced Contracts Specialist III to provide leadership to our Flight Systems Group in our Clearfield, Utah facilities.
Business Development:
: Foster positive customer relationships and leverage to provide critical strategic intelligence to program team to expand business and influence customer requirements, program/contract terms and contract structure.
: Integrate with the discretionary funding planning process to ensure compliance with IR and D regulations.
: Ensure ATK Intellectual Property is properly identified, protected and/or licensed.
: Integrate with Business Strategy Teams (BSTs) to optimize contract structure and business terms, and coordinate strategic agreements, when appropriate (e.g., partnering and teaming agreements
Contract Structure and Business Terms:
: Develop a clear understanding of customer and program requirements that harmonize with ATK business strategy to ensure contract structure and business terms are aligned with both.
: Review terms and conditions to address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification and all other potential risk areas and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
: Recommend changes, additions, and deletions to the contract structure to ensure accurate reflection of customer requirements and alignment with ATK's program strategy and risk mitigation.
: Negotiate profit and provide profit justification to the customer, ensuring that the profit/fee is consistent with and appropriate for the contract type, identified program risks, market standards, internal investment requirements, and working capital considerations.
: Identify business risks associated with contract in partnership with mission assurance.
: Ensure flow down of required terms and conditions to subcontractors and that subcontractor terms and conditions are appropriate for the work being performed in relation to the prime contract.
Negotiation:
: Lead the development of a comprehensive negotiation strategy/plan working in conjunction with Program Team.
: When applicable, lead Integrated Product Teams (IPT's) in preparation for negotiations.
: Define negotiation parameters through delegation process (including goals/limits).
: Negotiate appropriate contract type, scope, price, profit and terms.
: Execute cost or pricing data certificate where required.
: Lead delegation process, ensuring assembling delegation package and proper sign:offs.
Financial Performance:
: Establish equitable payment terms, facilitate timely payments through coordinated oversight with Finance of invoicing process, and ensure customer compliance with payment terms.
: Ensure that the contract and statement of work are consistent with pricing assumptions to effectively manage financial risk related to contract
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